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  •     The New York City Quiz tests your knowledge of interesting facts about NYC. The quiz has 10 questions. Your score, correct answers and explanations appear at the end....

    New York City Quiz!

        The New York City Quiz tests your knowledge of interesting facts about NYC. The quiz has 10 questions. Your score, correct answers and explanations appear at the end….

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  • The Island President, a skillfully crafted documentary by director Jon Shenk, tells the inspiring story of Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, and the life-or-death environmental struggle of his island...

    The Maldives: Paradise in Trouble

    The Island President, a skillfully crafted documentary by director Jon Shenk, tells the inspiring story of Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, and the life-or-death environmental struggle of his island…

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  •   The Maldives Quiz tests your knowledge of interesting facts about the Maldives and global warming.  The quiz has 10 questions.  Your score, correct answers and explanations appear at the...

    Maldives Quiz!

      The Maldives Quiz tests your knowledge of interesting facts about the Maldives and global warming.  The quiz has 10 questions.  Your score, correct answers and explanations appear at the…

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  • Getting shot down by enemy fire in the company of a Guatemalan general can build trust and gain rare access to a remote military outpost.  More than ever before, foundations...

    Film and Philanthropy Take on Global Issues

    Getting shot down by enemy fire in the company of a Guatemalan general can build trust and gain rare access to a remote military outpost.  More than ever before, foundations…

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  • The Global Power City Index provides a ranking of the urban competitiveness of 35 world cities based on their international “magnetism.”  This desirable-yet-elusive trait is defined as a city’s “comprehensive...

    Global Power City Index 2011

    The Global Power City Index provides a ranking of the urban competitiveness of 35 world cities based on their international “magnetism.”  This desirable-yet-elusive trait is defined as a city’s “comprehensive…

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  • Entrepreneurs in the BRIC countries of India and China are driving global economic growth and community development.  While having much in common, Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs also exhibit a number...

    Entrepreneurs in India & China: Doing Well & Good

    Entrepreneurs in the BRIC countries of India and China are driving global economic growth and community development.  While having much in common, Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs also exhibit a number…

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  • Foreign aid from the four original BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) more than doubled from 2005 to 2008, according to the organization Global Humanitarian Assistance. During that period,...

    BRIC Countries Discover Foreign Aid

    Foreign aid from the four original BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) more than doubled from 2005 to 2008, according to the organization Global Humanitarian Assistance. During that period,…

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  • The Center for Global Development’s latest Commitment to Development Index (CDI) provides a thoughtful ranking of how committed 22 of the world’s most economically advanced, developed countries are to improving...

    Countries Most Committed to Global Development

    The Center for Global Development’s latest Commitment to Development Index (CDI) provides a thoughtful ranking of how committed 22 of the world’s most economically advanced, developed countries are to improving…

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